by Dr. Josh Friedman | Jan 19, 2017 | Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
At the end of 2006, I fell off a cliff. It wasn’t a real cliff, but it sure felt like one. After four years supporting my daughter through a medical crisis that ended up with her surviving a three-organ transplant while also struggling with my own pending divorce, I...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Dec 20, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Functional Medicine, Yoga |
I was 24 years old when I realized I had never learned to breathe. It was 1994, and I was sitting in one of my first hatha yoga classes being guided through a breath awareness practice by my first yoga teacher Simone. She said, “Notice your breath….where do you...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Dec 8, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
If you have been following the field of integrative mental health for a while, you know that changing your diet is one of the most important steps in recovery. You might also be aware that there is a pretty solid consensus on what you should be eating (and avoiding)...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Nov 10, 2016 | Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
This is a follow up to the blog I did last week about the 5 most common biochemical biotypes of depression. This week I’m going to share which lab tests you need to get done to figure out which depression biotype(s) are at the root of your symptoms....
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Nov 3, 2016 | Depression, Functional Medicine |
What if I told you that there’s a 90 percent chance of figuring out the root cause of your depression from 4 simple lab tests (3 blood and 1 urine) that any doctor can order? If you’ve been struggling for years with symptoms, I’m sure you’re more than a little...
